Christmas Cardinal

Hey everyone, hope you are having a good day!  Today I have a Christmas card that I would like to share with you.

 I used the Christmas Joy stamp set from Sweet N Sassy stamps which is now back in stock. I colored the image with copics and sponged around the cardinal with baja ink while still in the nestie. I added some frosted lace stickles to the tree branch and pine cone. The edges of the dp were stitched with my sewing machine.  I used the mojo Monday sketch this week for my layout which was perfect since I wanted to use this round image. Wow, it sure has been a long time since I have played along with that challenge! It was a great sketch to come back with too.

 Here is a closer look


 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Mojo Monday- sketch
Pile it On- Make it Sparkle
Sweet Stampin- Make it Glitter
Stampin for the Weekend- Anything Goes
Crafty Ann's- Christmas
Papertake Weekly- Anything Goes

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Christmas Joy
paper- Neenah white, SU real red, SU dp older Christmas line
embellishments/tools- rhinestones, scallop circle nesties, copics (not sure which colors this time), frosted lace stickler, Janome sew mini, MS snowflake punch

Thanks so much for stopping by today, hugs and blessings!

Sweet Stop Tulips

Hi stamping friends!  It has been nearly a year since I have posted on my blog and actually made a card.  I don't want to bore you with too many details but I will give you a brief summary as to why I have been absent so long.  Last November my mother in law was diagnosed with lung cancer.  I am blessed that my schedule allowed me to take her to the numerous appts, chemo and such, however that also meant that I had no time left for crafting.  I am also grateful to say that she is now in remission.  We also sold our home, bought another one and moved this summer.  So, even when I would have had time to stamp, my craft supplies were packed up in boxes for a number of months.

So, here I am with the first card that I made in such a long time.  I colored this image back in April at a woman's craft day but was not able to do anything with it until now.  When I saw this week's Sweet Stop Sketch, I pulled out the image and decided to make it into a card.  I never realized how tough it was going to be to get back into the swing of things.  I had no idea of where I put many of my supplies when I unpacked so just finding things was tricky.  I could not remember how to take a picture esp. since my husband bought me a new camera for my birthday that I don't know how to use yet.  I don't know where my watermark is, photoshop does not seem to be on my computer anymore, and I am re-learning on how to actually do a blog post lol.

Anyway, here is what I came up with... a fair attempt at making a card.  Not too horrible for such a long absence I suppose:





The tulips were colored with copics and accented with a bit of Stardust stickles.  The Friday challenge on Splitcoast was to distress so I used my sanding block on the edges of the patterned paper.  Basic Grey has a white core so it lends itself well to this technique.  I stitched the layers with my Janome sew mini.  The layout is the Sweet Stop sketch this week which I love because it is so universal and will work well with most images.

Challenges I would like to enter my card in:

Sweet Stop Sketch
Charisma Cardz- recipe challenge
Fussy and Fancy- Pearls and Flowers

Before I go today I wanted to let you know about the 5th Birthday celebration going on at Sweet N Sassy stamps. So, be sure to stop on by to check out all of their awesome birthday sales going on throughout the month.  This week is 25% off all of the DT favorite stamp sets.

Thank you so much for visiting and I sure hope to see you all soon.  Have an awesome day!

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Spring Tulips
patterned paper- Basic Grey Pink Lemonade and Urban Prairie
ink- SU baja and memento black
accessories- pearls, oval nesties, foam tape, sanding block, paper piercer, SU taffeta ribbon, twine, button, sewing machine, copies

Many Thanks!

Hi everyone! I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Speaking of thanks, I created this CAS thank you card to give to a friend of mine for a birthday gift that I recently received.



I used one of my fave sets from Sweet N Sassy stamps called Wildflowers (I used it on my last post too lol). I took an acrylic block, inked it up 3 different timees before I stamped it on my paper so it created blotchy rectangles. I then stamped the flowers over the top of the 3 rectangles with black ink.

Supplies:
stamps- SNSS Wildflowers and Many Thanks (sentiment)
ink- SU coral, baja, and celery
accessories- rhinestones, scallop border punch, foam tape, acrylic block

Thank you for spending a part of your day with me! Have a wonderful rest of the day!

Coral Wildflowers

I have an all occasion card to share with you today. I made this it for the color challenge on SCS this week which was coral, limeade and baja breeze. The beautiful flower image is from the Wildflowers set from Sweet N Sassy stamps. I colored directly on the stamp with Stampin Up markers before stamping the image. Stickles was used on the center of the flowers. I created the decorative frame around the oval by using a Martha Stewart border punch. You can see directions on how to do this HERE.

Supplies:
stamps- SNSS Wildflowes
CS- cameo coral, white
accessories- stickles, pearls, MS border punch, cuttlebug polka dot folder, scallop corner punch, white organdy ribbon

Christmas Present

I have pretty limited craft budget so I really enjoy getting the most out of my supplies and using them in new ways. For the card I am sharing with you today, I used an all occasion everyday stamp set to create a Christmas card. I was inspired by a Christmas ad that I recently saw and that is where the idea for my card came from.



I stamped several different images from Sweet N Sassy stamps Seeing Spots set in both red and gold inks to make a square. I then matted it and used some organdy ribbon to make it look like a present. The card was further embellished with gold stickles and gold pearls in the corners. I "framed" the sentiment by placing it between 2 score lines. I was fairly happy with how this card came out and I am planning on making more in some different color combos.

Supplies
stamps- Seeing Spots from SNSS
Cardstock- Gold Sparkle, Blanc Sparkle and red from Paper Temptress
embellishments- gold pearls, gold stickles, gold organdy ribbon, and scor-pal

Tis the season for holiday shopping! This week's birthday special at Sweet N Sassy stamps is Buy a $25 gift certificate and get a $5 gift certificate for yourself. Now that is my kinda shopping- one for you and one for me too so everyone is happy lol.

Well, have a great day and I appreciate you taking the time to visit my blog!

Sweet Sparkly Snowman

Hello and welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Birthday Blog Hop! Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is so excited to be celebrating four wonderful years! A fantastic group of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps design team members past and present, along with some special friends, have put together this fabulous Birthday Blog Hop to kick off a whole month of fun. We have 37 stops so the hop will take place over three days - feel free to take your time visiting each blog! You have until 11:59pm EST November 9th to leave comments on as many blogs as you can. On Saturday, November 12th Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps will announce FOUR winners (chosen at random from comments on random stops along the hop); each lucky winner will receive a prize pack including stamps, dies, paper & twine valued at $40!

If you have been following along already you should have come from Shannon White. If you are only starting here, please head back to the SNSS blog and go from there. You won't want to miss any stops along the way! Also, don't forget to comment on as many stops as you can....the more comments the better your chance of winning one of the fabulous prize packs! :)

Here is what I created for the hop



I used the snowman image from theSnow Special set and "colored" it with red, silver, and stardust stickles. I stamped 2 snowflakes from the Snowflake Flourish set and popped them up over my snowflake punches. The patterned paper is from the Echo Park Dots and Stripes Christmas paper pad. I love the little snowflakes in some of the dots of the background panel. My layout is the Sweet Stop sketch for this week. All of the edges were sewn and rhinestones were added for the buttons. This is such a sparkly card in person and my teenage daughter gave it the thumbs up lol.

Your next stop on the hop is Katlyn Traxler, but just in case there are any hiccups, here is the whole list of celebrants on this party train:

Korin Sutherland

Holly McMillen

Taylor Usry

Kim Schofield

Monika Davis

Lydia Fiedler

Harriet Skelly

Makiko Jones

Jerusha Borden

Mary Marsh

Lori Craig

Kim O'Connell

Chris Dickinson

Stephanie Wright

Shannon White

Janette Olen

Katlyn Traxler

Deb Felts

Stephanie Serrano

Jessica Fick

Kim Singdahlsen

Mary Faus

Sandy Domelle

Bridget Finlay

Ceal Pritchett

Dina Kowal

Margo Smith

Shelby Goolsby

Tami Mayberry

Lorie Souther

Darsie Bruno

Cathy McCauley

Beate Johns

Janice Melton

Jacquie Peifer

Lisa Hjulberg

Glad you were able to stop in today, enjoy the rest of the hop!

Snowy Rhubarb Christmas

Hello and welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Release Day Blog Hop! This month we have are doing something really fun - the Design Divas and the Digi Team are hopping together, to celebrate the fabulous clear stamps, digis, and dies being released tonight!! Grab your favorite cuppa and maybe some of that yummy chocolate the kids collected this week ;) and get ready for some amazing eye candy! Don't forget to join us tonight at 8:00PM EST in our member company forums over on Splitcoast stampers - we have a great release party planned! There will be full reveals of all of the stamp sets, digis and dies, plus challenges AND prizes!!!

If you have been following along already you should have come from Mary Faus. If you are only starting here, please head back to the SNSS blog and go from there. You won't want to miss any stops along the way!

Here is what I created for the hop



I used the new Rhubarb's Winter Fun set. I colored Rhubarb with copics and used stardust stickles for the snow. The super cute patterned paper is called Holly Jolly Christmas from Echo Park- love it! I sanded the edges of all the dp before matting and my layout is the Sweet Stop sketch for this week.

copic colors- E 23, 25, 27, 50, 51, 53; R 000, 0000, 35, 37, 39; G000

Here is a close up


Your next stop on the hop is Makiko Jones, but just in case there are any hiccups, here is the whole list of team members sharing new release goodness today:

Kim Schofield
Sandy Domelle
Ceal Pritchett
Mary Faus
Janette Olen- you are here
Makiko Jones
Kim Singdahlsen
Jessica Fick
Stephanie Wright
Dina Kowal
Holly McMillen
Carol Longacre
Taylor Usry
Cathy McCauley
Margo Smith
Bridget Finlay
Harriet Skelly
Monika Davis
Korin Sutherland
SNSS blog

Also, if you did not already know the birthday sale for this week at Sweet N Sassy stamps is 50% off all digis!!!! How awesome is that?

I would like to enter my card into the following challenge:
Charisma Cardz- Cutesy Projects

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!